रामायणम्
Shloka 70.25Unverified draft

त्रिशङ्कोरभवत्पुत्रो दुन्दुमारो महायशा:। युवनाश्वसुतस्त्वासीन्मान्धाता पृथिवीपति:

Meaning

'Trishanku's celebrated son was Dundumara, also called Yuvanashva, whose son was king Mandhata.'

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
triśaṅkoḥ abhavat putraḥत्रिशङ्कोः अभवत् पुत्रःof Trishanku was born a sonGenitive / Verb (imperfect) / Nominative
dundumāraḥ mahā-yaśāḥदुन्दुमारः महा-यशाःDundumara, of great fameNominative (x2)
yuvanāśva-sutaḥ tu āsītयुवनाश्व-सुतः तु आसीत्and the son of Yuvanashva wasNominative / Adverbial / Verb (imperfect)
māndhātā pṛthivī-patiḥमान्धाता पृथिवी-पतिःMandhata, lord of the earthNominative (x2)

Scholar commentary

valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary

Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes

The source notes a reading variant: some manuscripts take 'Yuvanashva' not as a separate son's name but as a title or epithet of Dhundumara himself.

1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.

Reference: 1.70.25 · Bāla Kāṇḍa